December 2020/ TemeTeme January 2021 TRIANGLETRIANGLE Clifton upon Teme • The Shelsleys • Lower Sapey Clifton remembers those who fell in battle In this edition Y Clifton Four Acre Field Project Y Shelsley Singer’s New Book Y Local Curate’s Farewell OPEN Y Harpley Eco-Church Project Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Visit the website www.temetriangle.netwww.temetriangle.net 1 Free to Residents Clifton Primary School children with their Remembrance Day poppy display along with 93-year-old Bert Bradley. EDITOR: Jerry Johns WEBSITE/CLIFTON NEWS: 01886 812304 [email protected] SHELSLEYS NEWS: Michelle Whitefoot: [email protected] LOWER SAPEY NEWS: Marion West 01886 853249 [email protected] ADVERTISING/SPONSORSHIP: Andrew and Anna Brazier 01886 887898 [email protected] Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editorial team. Teme Triangle is not responsible for goods and services advertised. Contributions may be edited at the discretion of the editor. Front Cover Picture Socially-distanced Clifton residents remember those who died serving their country at last month’s Remembrance Service at St Kenelm’s church. 2 www.temetriangle.net CLIFTON FOUR ACRE FIELD PROJECT GETS GO-AHEAD Clifton Parish Council formally adopted the Four Acre Field project in November and agreed that the S106 application can now be written by the Project Team, to be signed off by the Parish Council in January and submitted to Malvern Hills District Council for the release of £230,000 of the S106 money held by MHDC so that work can begin next year. Update: The overall plan for the Four Acre Field was signed off by the CFAF Project Team in October and delivered to the Parish Council well in advance of their November meeting to have time to consider the plan’s recommendations and provide approval for the proposed scheme. The Parish Council approved the scheme and agreed that the S106 Application will be written with the intention of submitting to MHDC early January 2021. Our District Councillor, Caroline Palethorpe, is fully aware of the plan and has offered to provide guidance and support as the application is progressed. A period of three months is allocated to the MHDC approval process and during that time, the Parish Council and members of the CFAF team will be liaising with the proposed contractors to consider the project management process and timescales required to carry out the work. It is currently thought that the original timetable of work commencing April/May 2021 and completed in readiness for the school summer holidays remains in place. As part of the overall project, S106 funds from within the CFAF Project will also be used to asphalt the remaining part of the car park which will eventually provide, fully marked, total spaces of up to 30 vehicles including disabled bays. Needless to say, there are a number of hurdles to go through in the coming months not least of which assessing the possible impact of Covid-19 regulations. The community will be kept fully informed of progress throughout this period via Teme Triangle, Nextdoor.co.uk, the village Facebook site and noticeboard. The Community and Sensory Garden Project Team also provided the Parish Council with an update as well as confirming that the overall project is now likely to be funded via a mix of S106 and Natural Network www.temetriangle.net 3 Funds (via Worcestershire Wildlife Trust). The garden team are currently developing a detailed budget which will enable integration with the new field perimeter path to ensure accessibility for all. Chris Hurley CLIFTON PARISH COUNCIL CO-OPTION Bruce Gilbert was co-opted as a member of Clifton Parish Council at their meeting in November, following the resignations of Sid Haywood and James Dawson. There is still one vacancy on the Council. HOPE LANE DEVELOPMENT STARTS Work has begun on the Hope Lane site in Clifton where planning permission has been granted for 23 houses. The developer, Jeff Guest Ltd, was granted permission to go ahead by Malvern Hills District Council planners on 30 September. FATHER CHRISTMAS AT MILL FARM RETAIL This year Father Christmas and his reindeer will be visiting Angel Gardens Country and Garden Centre at Mill Farm Country Retail, Stanford Bridge between 19th and 24th December. Pre booking is essential as tickets will NOT be available on the gate due to COVID restrictions, with a maximum of six people in a group. Each session will be tailored to your specific family. Prices are Children £7.50 Adults £5. Contact Louise Mawditt at [email protected] or call 07967 642270 to receive a booking form. We look forward to seeing you there. Clifton Primary School Woodpeckers class pupils with the five metre skipping rope sent to them by their pen pals at Morning Star School in South Africa where pupils made the skipping rope using 135 bread bags tied and plaited together. 4 www.temetriangle.net SHELSLEY SINGER PENS ANNIVERSARY CHORAL BOOK A Shelsley Beauchamp resident and choral singer has written a book charting the impressive, 160-year history of leading County choir, Worcester Festival Choral Society. Michelle Whitefoot, a soprano member of WFCS who also sings in the Three Choirs Festival Chorus, wanted to record the choir’s history for posterity and to raise essential funds towards its future concerts; which in normal times are staged at Worcester Cathedral and last year included greats such as Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem. The 248-page, full colour book, A Choral Chronicle: The History of Worcester Festival Choral Society, continues a tradition of local involvement in the 150-strong choir. Former Clifton resident and alto member Mary Parsons wrote an earlier book about WFCS in 1996; and Clifton resident Keith Jaffery, a former Chairman of the Society, is a tenor member. A Choral Chronicle charts the WFCS story from its Victorian origins through two constitutions, two World Wars, 11 conductors and hundreds of concerts to the present day. As well as musical achievements the book includes new archive research, conductor interviews, member memories and more than 200 eye-catching photos. “So many people have sung in Worcester Festival Choral Society, or enjoyed its concerts, that its history is of interest to a surprising number of people!” says Michelle. “There have also been many famous-name musical connections. Sir Edward Elgar was closely involved, playing in the WFCS ‘Band’ and leading the Society in premieres of two of his choral works. Sir David Willcocks was the Society’s conductor in the 1950s. Guest conductors have included Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Hubert Parry and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Sir Stephen Cleobury was a former singing member. The Chorus has sung at the Royal Albert Hall and made numerous recordings.” Several of the Society’s modern conductors also provided an exclusive insight into concert planning and the future of choral music. A Choral Chronicle, which is available from Worcester Festival Choral Society from mid-December, costs £25 and 100% of profits go to the charity’s funds. 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